April 2026 archive

Some thoughts

I’ve been thinking about a few things I wanted to put into words. Let me know how it resonates. I’m happy to have a conversation and/or go into more detail about any of it down the road. PM if you’d like. The Mustang world was in uproar very recently, and is on an ongoing basis …

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Setting a young (draft) Mustang up for success

A few glimpses into life with Rock from Little Colorado WY. Lots of cuddles while also teaching the 16-something hh behemoth of a 5yo Mustang gelding rules and boundaries because good manners and marketable skills are life insurance for horses. Teaching him to stand stock still while ground tied so I can trim his enormous …

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Adopted: Commander

Our sweet and spicy, sassy and spunky, friendly and kind little red Stewart Creek WY Mustang gelding has been adopted and is now making New Mexico cuter. He was part of the Forever Branded partnership program and we gentled him here at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Thank you for getting him there safely Kevin …

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A (not so) little Easter weekend surprise

This is – I promise – the last load of horses we brought home from the Cañon City BLM holding facility just before they closed. It was so sad. They had so many nice horses. Everyone there was kind to them and it showed. So many friendly ones. All of them well fed. We brought …

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Creek time with Spur

This was last summer, and Spur’s first outing with the pack saddle and (empty) canvas panniers. He’d worn it all before at home. It was also the first time he’d seen this much water, surrounded by scary willows at that. He handled it the way he handles everything: “This is horrible, I’m for sure going …

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Training without fear?

Someone made a comment recently about training without fear being important. I sat with that for a while. I disagree and let me tell you why. I’ve spent most of my life working with poorly trained backyard horses, horses with baggage, horses who’d gotten confusing messages from people about different things, dogs with a lot …

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